Gmina Jarocin, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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Gmina Jarocin
Jarocin Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Jarocin): 51°58′N17°30′E / 51.967°N 17.500°E / 51.967; 17.500 Coordinates: 51°58′N17°30′E / 51.967°N 17.500°E / 51.967; 17.500
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Jarocin
Seat Jarocin
Area
  Total 200.23 km2 (77.31 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 44,430
  Density 220/km2 (570/sq mi)
   Urban 25,834
  Rural 18,596
Website http://www.jarocin.pl/gmina.html

Gmina Jarocin is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Jarocin, which lies approximately 63 kilometres (39 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Gmina administrative division of Poland

The gmina is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. As of 2010 there were 2,478 gminy throughout the country. The word gmina derives from the German word Gemeinde, meaning "community".

Jarocin County County in Greater Poland, Poland

Jarocin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Jarocin, which lies 63 kilometres (39 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań. The only other town in the county is Żerków, lying 12 km (7 mi) north of Jarocin.

Greater Poland Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

Greater Poland Voivodeship, also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, Wielkopolska Province, or Greater Poland Province, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland or Wielkopolska(listen). The modern province includes most of this historic region, except for some south-western parts.

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The gmina covers an area of 200.23 square kilometres (77.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 44,430 (out of which the population of Jarocin amounts to 25,834, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 18,596).

Villages

Apart from the town of Jarocin, Gmina Jarocin contains the villages and settlements of Annapol, Bachorzew, Cielcza, Ciświca, Cząszczew, Dąbrowa, Golina, Hilarów, Kadziak, Kąty, Łuszczanów, Mieszków, Osiek, Potarzyca, Prusy, Radlin, Roszków, Roszkówko, Siedlemin, Stefanów, Tarce, Wilczyniec, Wilkowyja, Witaszyce, Witaszyczki and Zakrzew.

Annapol Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Annapol is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jarocin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Jarocin and 63 km (39 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Bachorzew Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Bachorzew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jarocin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Jarocin and 63 km (39 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Cielcza Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Cielcza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jarocin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Jarocin and 58 km (36 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Jarocin is bordered by the gminas of Dobrzyca, Jaraczewo, Kotlin, Koźmin Wielkopolski, Nowe Miasto nad Wartą and Żerków.

Gmina Dobrzyca Gmina in Greater Poland, Poland

Gmina Dobrzyca is a rural gmina in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Dobrzyca, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Pleszew and 76 km (47 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Gmina Jaraczewo is a rural gmina in Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Jaraczewo, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Jarocin and 55 km (34 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Gmina Kotlin is a rural gmina in Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Kotlin, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Jarocin and 74 km (46 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

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